UT Family Practice has earned national recognition for patient-centered care from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The physician practice has received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long-term relationships between patients and providers.
“This recognition shows that UT Family Practice has the tools, systems and resources to provide its patients with the right care, at the right time,” said Dr.
Paul Dassow of UT Family Practice. “Standards set by NCQA raise the bar in defining high-quality care by emphasizing access, health information technology and coordinated care focused on patients.”
"The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to improve care, improve patients’ experience, and reduce costs. Medical homes foster ongoing partnerships between patients and their personal clinicians. Each patient’s care is overseen by clinician-led care teams that coordinate treatment across the health care system. Research shows that medical homes can lead to higher quality and lower costs, and can improve patient and provider experiences of care,"officials said.
To earn recognition, which is valid for three years, UT Family Practice demonstrated the ability to meet NCQA’s standards, which are aligned with the joint principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home established with the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Association.
Physicians with UT Family Practice are Drs. Stephen Adams, Leslie Griffin, Malissa Talbert, Kelly Arnold, Paul Dassow, Michael Shepherd, James Haynes, Steven Fox, Elizabeth Close, and Julian Worthington.